Pantheon of Varada

The war began here, and so shall it end here. The Exesis comes... and with her, the final death of all things.

— Jadus, Fallen Angel. (The Ascension Heresies)

The Three Mothers

These entities are the closest to what we might think of as true Divinity: their reach and knowledge is so far beyond mortal understanding that they very well might be omniscient and omnipotent. They exist on planes that are truly apart from the rest of the world - a rarity in this reality. The ability to traverse to their realms unbidden is something only whispered about in legends. They are also the creators of this world - the destroyers of the old and the saviours of the new. It is by their combined hands that Varada exists instead of oblivion. Because of this, almost all the mortal and immortal peoples of this world would know of these Divinities. Many too would pay all three homage of some kind, though it differs whether that is out of blind respect, fear or genuine worship. Though it lacks the structure and hierarchy of other religions, the most common religion of Varada is that loose, combined worship of the Three Mothers. Scholars of the modern age of this world also call and categorise these three as the "Kadra", to distinguish them from other deities.

Deity	Province	Suggested Domains	Suggested Oaths	Common Symbol
The Grey Mariner	Cycles, Fate, Death, Rationality	Death, Grave	Crown, Devotion, Vengeance, Watchers	A woman's hooded face with black stars for eyes
Leviathan	Elemental Water, Crushing Depths, Destruction, Storms	Nature, Tempest, War	Conquest, Vengeance	Crashing wave that twists into tendrils of a kraken
Ostara	Magic, Natural Sciences, Secret Arcana	Arcana	Watchers	Stylized sixteen-pointed star

The Gods

The Gods are what remains of untold thousands of pantheons and deities destroyed in the Cataclysm of Leviathan's Flood. They each hold the sparks of Divinity and can grant powers and boons to their followers. Yet unlike the Gods of the worlds that came before, they cannot offer them an afterlife. That is the sole domain of the Grey Mariner, who guides the souls of the dead to the Silent Shore. Instead, the Gods exist as part of the world - each with their own domain and plane accessible by the magical portals, maelstroms or seas of Varada (made possible by Ostara). Though for mortal beings, accessing these realms would be extremely difficult. Those that have accomplished such tasks are the subjects of legends and stories.
The Gods still exert their will and desires on mortal peoples - vying to extend their reach into all of Varada. For though the quieting of the storms at the end of the Cataclysm brought about a kind of truce among this Pantheon, for fear of incurring Leviathan's wrath once more, they each plan and gather their power. Scholars of the modern age of the world have come to call and categorise this group as the "Kythra", both to distinguish them from the Three Mothers but also because it would seem the pantheon is solidified in some mystical way not yet known to mortals. Though there are old alliances, new upstart Exalted and religions that wax and wane with the tide of mortal attention, no powerful Exalted has yet managed to ascend to the pantheon, nor any weakened Kythra has been expelled from it. There has also never been any open conflict between any of the Kythra since the Quieting. These theological mysteries are something unanswered by the Gods themselves and serve to only inflame mortal curiosity.
And why do mortals turn to these Gods, when there is but one who determines the fate of their souls? Power is one answer - the Gods bestow it freely on their faithful, and such forces can and have been used for incredible acts of charity and terror. Fate is another - sometimes a God or Exarch will choose a mortal for a purpose, even against their will. Belonging is another - those that seek a community beyond the place and circumstances of their birth often find what they are looking for in the myriad religions of this world. But the small, secret answer in the backs of many mortal minds is immortality. A rare thing, spoken of in hushed tones as it is perhaps the only subject regarded as heresy by most religions as it directly opposes the Grey Mariner. But the legend persists that if a mortal rises in the esteem of a God to such a degree, and manages to make the journey to the distant shores of their realm, they may be raised to their side and made immortal so as to escape the Silent Shore. It is the rumoured origins of many of the Exarchs of these Gods and the secret desire of many who follow them.

Deity	Province	Suggested Domains	Suggested Oaths	Common Symbol
Aetherion	Elemental Fire, Healing, Rebirth, Renewal	Life, Light, Phoenix	Ancients, Devotion	Multi-coloured flames bursting from a sword
Arasil	Deception, Reversal of Fortune, Subterfuge, Theft	Arcana, Trickery, Twilight	Ancients, Redemption, Watchers	Hooded half-skull mask
Bohreus	Elemental Earth, Industry, Progress, Reclamation	Forge, Knowledge	Ancients, Devotion	Cog and anvil over a mountain
The Crimson Knight	Loyalty, Protection, Self-Sacrifice, Strategy	Order, War	Crown, Devotion, Watchers	Taloned claw of a bird of prey in a red or crimson colour
Dagohrr	Master of the Nine Hells and all Devils	Order, Trickery, War	Conquest, Oathbreaker, Vengeance	Stylized golden mask that emanates out into a star-like shape
Exar'bal	Conquest and War, Fear, Hatred	Forge, Order, War	Conquest, Glory	Armoured clenched fist
Gorrgos	Demons, Dreaming Death, Hunger, Entropy	Death, Grave, Trickery	Oathbreaker, Vengeance	Open maw with sharpened teeth
Gwythra	Nature, Wilderness, the Calm Sea	Life, Grave, Nature	Ancients, Discovery	Tree with roots to mirror branches that resemble antlers
Lisara	Moonlight, Autumn, Dreams, Mysticism	Arcana, Trickery, Twilight	Ancients, Redemption, Watchers	Crescent moon
Malog	Imprisonment, Pain, Torture	Death, Trickery	Oathbreaker, Vengeance	Twisted, screaming faces melted together
Merahl	Civilisation, Law, Peace	Knowledge, Order, Peace	Crown, Devotion, Watchers	Golden key with the shape of a double-bladed axe on the head
Ryvsyn	Adventure, Luck, Trade, Travel	Peace, Twilight	Discovery, Redemption, Watchers	Currency in various forms, usually emblazoned with a smiling woman's face
Sraya	Darkness, Spiders, The Weaving and Web of Destiny	Arcana, Knowledge, Trickery	Oathbreaker, Vengeance	Spider spinning a web from a spinning wheel
Thataka	Elemental Air, Change, Freedom, Illusion	Tempest, Trickery	Oathbreaker, Vengeance, Watchers	Swirling zephyr design
Valgard	Battle, Courage, Strength, Thunder	Tempest, War	Conquest, Glory, Vengeance	Winged helmet emblazoned with a lightning bolt
Venarae	The Arts, Beauty, Love, Passion, Starlight	Forge, Life, Light, Nature	Ancients, Devotion, Glory, Vengeance	Crown made of sharply thorned beautiful flowers
Yotl	Agriculture, Joy, Revelry, Wine	Life, Nature, Peace	Ancients, Redemption	Wineskin, a loaf of bread and any other local delicacies
Ythys	Learning, Knowledge, Prophecy, Time	Arcana, Knowledge	Redemption, Watchers	Stylized all-seeing eye
Zrakira	Assassins, Murder, Poison, Secrets, Vengeance	Death, Trickery, War	Conquest, Glory, Vengeance	Jagged dagger dripping with blood or a howling silver mask

The Exalted

Gods are not the only forces in this world that may grant the powers of domains, oaths or pacts, there are also those lesser idols known as the Exalted. These are many and varied; from powerful immortal beings, to exarchs or saints of the Gods. They may be more likely to interact with much of the mortal world due to being less removed from it. These beings may present themselves in many different ways, some might appear as honourable guardians of the helpless, and others as tyrannical despots vying for power. Many of these beings have ambitions they wish to fulfil and can offer great power to mortals in exchange for their servitude.

Power	Province	Suggested Domains	Suggested Oaths	Suggested Patronage
The Blood Queen	Blood, Domination, Undeath, Vampires	Blood, Death, Twilight	Conquest, Crown, Oathbreaker, Vengeance	Undead, Undying
Draconic Tribunal	Ancient lore, Draconic beings	Various	Various	Various
The Fey Emperox's Court	Fey Courts, the Feywild	Various	Various	Archfey
The Fury	Battle, Slaughter, Vengeance	Death, War	Conquest, Vengeance	Fiend
Gol Inath	Forethought, Growth, Preservation	Life, Nature, Peace	Ancients	Archfey
Kallian	Anarchy, Daring Adventure, Freedom, Piracy	Tempest, War	Discovery, Glory, Vengeance	Fathomless, Hexblade
The Nautilan Court	Elemental Water, Ocean denizens	Various	Various	Fathomless, Genie, Great Old One
Odra	Community, Halflings, Sailing, Trade	Life, Nature, Tempest	Devotion, Discovery, Redemption	Fathomless, Genie
Rish	Cooperation, Gnomes, Ingenuity, Mischief	Trickery	Ancients, Discovery	Archfey
Sabrael	Redemption, Self-Sacrifice, Sorrow	Life, Light, Order	Devotion, Redemption	Celestial
The Three Captains	Ferrying Souls to the Seas Beyond	Death, Grave, Knowledge	Devotion, Discovery, Watchers	Fathomless, Undead, Undying
The Undead King	Forbidden Knowledge, Necromancy, Rebellion, Undeath	Death, Knowledge	Conquest, Oathbreaker, Vengeance	Undead, Undying
Xeth-Lir	Clockwork, Invention, Science	Arcana, Forge, Order	Discovery, Watchers	Genie, Great Old One

Dead Powers

Countless deities and pantheons have perished in the millenia before the Flood, and then that great catastrophe wiped out even more Gods both by collateral and by war and murder. Those listed here are only a selection of those that are remembered long after their demise. Some of their religions cling to their traditions even centuries after the Flood, though hope that their Gods may not in-fact have perished dwindles every day.

Deity	Other Names
Aeyr	She of the Azure Plumage
Akulak	The First Firelord
Andras	The Star Warrior
The Boryndsamman	The Dwarven Pantheon
Darach	The Huntsmaster
The Dirtharine	The Elven Pantheon
Kurpash	The Sleepless Destroyer
Loeth	The Bright King
Midnight	The Mystery, The Mad Knight
Pyrieter	The Dragon God of Time
Umbarin	The Earthlord
Uva	The Mother of Giants
Vaana	The Martyr
Vyekanddrothr	The Sated World Serpent

A note about gender and pronouns:
All of the deities and powers listed on this page have ascended beyond mortal conceptions of gender or sex. All of them have the power and scope to appear in many different gendered or genderless forms to various mortals. Sometimes it is a mortal's limited perspective which imposes a certain view or aspect of the deity.
However, for ease of reading and using this page, each of the entities here have been portrayed using the gender and pronouns that are most commonly associated with them by the people of Varada. This is simply the most popular perception of them, many of these deities have different aspects and forms that will defy those associations.
The only exception to this are the Three Mothers. Whilst they do have other forms and names, they are almost always known and referred to as women with she/her pronouns.